Truck Parking

FHWA solicited proposals from the States for both Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 and FY 2007; many of these proposals were meritorious. However, choosing from among those proposals could have resulted in spot relief at isolated locations across the Interstate System. Applying this program to a congested corridor focuses limited resources where deployment provides a mechanism to potentially solve long-term commercial motor vehicle parking for a section of the Interstate System, but a solution that also could be scalable across the Nation. As a result, a decision was made to bundle the discretionary funding of this program. The California iPark Project addresses truck parking needs on the I-5 Corridor in the state and the I-95 Corridor Coalition Project was awarded funding to address truck parking needs along a 7-State region.

The California iPark project was funded at $5,455,372 for a 3-year period. California plans to identify truck parking spaces at both public and private parking facilities through advanced technology (cameras and sensors) and then communicate the availability of those spaces through advanced technology (cell phones, personal digital assistants (PDA's), navigation devices, and other appropriate devices). Additionally they will demonstrate a reservation system which will be designed to allow truckers to make an advance reservation for a parking space that more closely matches hours of service.

The I-95 Corridor Coalition was funded at $5,521,688 for a 3-year period. Seven states along the corridor are participating, and they have focused on 8,351 parking spaces to monitor through advanced technology. The availability of those spaces will be communicated through traffic management centers to a selected lead center, then to the truck drivers. I-95 will consider similar technology as the I-5 corridor but will also look at park and ride facilities that are not used during the evening hours. They will also work with businesses to utilize their parking facilities during the evening hours. They also plan to build an additional 250 spaces at a State cost of $4 million.

SAFETEA-LU Freight Programs
Section 1305 Truck Parking Facilities

SAFETEA-LU Fact Sheet – Truck Parking

Statutory Citations
SAFETEA-LU Section §1305

Related Information

Press Release: Two of Nation's Busiest Interstates Will Get $11 Million for Truck Parking Innovations (Release Date: Wednesday, July 9, 2008)
Federal Register Notice: November 16, 2007 – Announcement of Application Procedure and Deadlines for the Truck Parking Initiative [HTML, PDF 68KB]
Truck Parking Issues & Programs Web Cast, July 19, 2006 [Recording, Closed Caption 72.6KB] - WebEx recordings require the WebEx Player. The Closed Caption file requires the Real Player.

Staff Contact

Thomas Kearney
Truck Parking Project Manager
518-431-4125 Extension 218
Tom.Kearney@fhwa.dot.gov

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